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Gehenna

Syllabification: (Ge·hen·na)
Pronunciation: /gəˈhenə/

Definition of Gehenna
  • (in Judaism and the New Testament) hell.

Origin:

via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek geenna, from Hebrew gē' hinnōm 'hell', literally 'valley of Hinnom', a place near Jerusalem where children were sacrificed to Baal (Jer. 19:5,6)

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